“Full recognition for Half-Way Oak Stephens Co. adds to list of famous trees By Ron Erdrich erdrichr@reporternews.com325-676-6735 Sunday, May 1, 2011 STEPHENS COUNTY —For the first time in 40 years a tree was designated as a Famous Tree of Texas. On Friday, the Half-Way Oak — at the midway point between Cisco and Breckenridge at a U.S. 183 rest …Read More

Editor’s Note in DMN NeighborsGo for Irving/Coppell Feedback Steers ‘Archive’ Feature Sara Beckelman, one of our Trustees, responded to a feature called From the Archive in the DMN NeighborsGo a few weeks ago. In the feature, Ms. Gloria Hernandez, Editor for the Irving/Coppell NeighborsGo, asked for feedback about “the historic photos in Irving and Coppell” that …Read More

http://www.sealynews.com/stories/texas-historic-tree-coalition-taking-local-nominations,28637? The Texas Historic Tree Coalition, a non-profit, all-volunteer group based in Dallas, has announced its ambitious project to find, recognize, and celebrate at least one historic tree in each of Texas’ 254 counties. Through its Texas County Historic Tree Initiative, the organization hopes to bring recognition to the living landmarks that connect the present …Read More

Mr. Dennis Downes, Author On January 25th, 2013, WFAA TV posted an article and video by Mr. David Schechter on Indian Marker Trees, entitled Bent trees in North Texas lead the way back in time, and featured Mr. Dennis Downes, explaining why these trees may have been bent by the American Indians in the past and …Read More